Car-gate.



E. L. GILLESPIE, GAR GATE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE 5. 1908.

91 9,71 1 Patented Apr. 27, 17909.

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EDWARD L. GILLESPIE, 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

CAR-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 27, 1909'.

Application led June 5, 1908. Serial No. 436,828.

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vision of emcient and conveniently'- operated gate for use upon platforms of railway cars or in other services where a gate which is foldable into a compact condition is desired.

The invention consists in the novel construction of a gate and in the adaptation and combination of itsv parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.-

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1f is a vertical longitudinal view of a gate embodying my invention and illustrated in its operative condition; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same and Fig'. 3 isa similar view to Fig. 1 with the gate'shown in its elevated or inoperative condition.

The reference numeral 5 designates the end wall; 6, the platform, and 7 the iront partition of a railway car. VADisposed in proximity to the wall 5 is an upright post 8 which is seated in a lioor-socket 9 and is further secured by wall sockets 10 which are Pivotally 12, respectively, are top and bottom rails 13 and 14 which may advantageously be constructed of a U-shape in cross section. Connectingsaid rails and forming therewitha grating is a plurality of spaced bars 15 4disposed in parallelism and having looped ends, as 15@ which are housed between the flanges of the respective bars and are pivotally connected therewith by pins 16. Connecting the pin 1 1 witha protruding end of lthe outerf most of the pins 16 in the bottom rail is a strut formed of two vparts 17 and 18 which are connected by a pin 19 so that the strut will be foldable with the raising of the gate. Rigidly secured to said top rail is a cross bar 2O connecting the arms 21 of a binary bellcrank which is fulcrumed to the pin 1.1 and has the other arms 22 which are disposed upon opposite sides ofthe gate connected by links 23 with horns, such as 24, ofa collar 25 which is slidably mounted upon said post.

A set-collar 26 is provided upon the post and between which and the collar 25 is placed a helical spring 28 whichserves tov urge the collar 25 upwardly and acting through the links and bell-crank to complete the raisin of the gate into the position in which it is il ustratedAV in Fig. 3 when the outer end of the gate has been started upward by manual effort.`

"29 is a notched plate which is fixedly secured to lthe post and is arranged to co-act with a spring-pressed latchebolt 30 for locking the gate in various elevated positions and to safe-guard the gate against being accidentally lowered should it be grasped by a person getting on or oilT the car. This bolt extends through the ears ofvan attachment 31 upon the gate-rail 13 and is for the purpose of lowering the gate when Withdrawn from its engagement within any yof the plate notches by suitable devices such as, for example, a connected hand-gripv lever 32. To sustain the gate against lateral swinging `without interfering with the upward swinging thereof, braces 33, 34 are respectively `connected with the top andl bottom rails of the gate and thence extend in substantially diagonal directions where they are provided `with -bcnt ends 33* and 34- which are journaled inbearing boxes 35 secured to the car lwall 5. l

`The outer end of the brace is extended beyondthe rail 14 to which it is connected and has its extremity bent upward to provide a stop 34 whose orifice is toengage with the strut part 18 and prevent the strut protruding outside of this railwhen the gate is in Vits vraised position. 36 represents rods connected with one ofthe-bars '15 and protrude'irom each side of the'ga'te frame to af- 4fordhandlcs to bc grasped in operating the gate without danger oi the operators fingers being pinched, as might occur should' he take `hold of one of the bars or rails in the raising or lowering of the gate.

The operation may be explained as follows: Assuming that the gate is in its lowermost or dist'ended position as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 the collar 25 will be heldV downwardly by the crank arms 22 and links 23 to maintain the spring 28 in its contracted condition. To fold up the gate, a moderate upward force is exerted bythe operator upon either of the rods 36, whereupon and assisted by the power ofthe s ring the vgate rails and bars are caused to e carried upward to occupy the relative positions in which they are shown in Fig. 3. ln such change the strut part 18 is caught nby the projecting part 34 of the lower brace and the latch 30 passes freely to the rearmost of the notches in the plate 29 |l bars arranged in parallelism and pivotally wherein it is engaged to prevent the return movements of the gate parts and thus locks the gate clear of the passage which it is intended to close. To restore the gate to the closed position the latch-bolt, by manipulating the lever 32, is Withdrawn from the abovementioned notch in the plate and so held back until the bolt has passed the other notches. Should the lever 32, however, through any cause, as in the rocking olE the car, be loosened from tue grasp of the operator then `the latch-bolt would be freed to catch in any oi' the notches which is presented and the gate would be locked and maintained. in such intercepted position against any force to which it is likely to be subjected.

rlhe advantages of the invention reside principally in the provision of an easily operated gate which can be raised or lowered in effecting the opening or closing of the same, it occupies but little space, and is reliable in its action.

It will be evident that many ieaturesoi' my invention are applicable in gates which are used in. other than railway car services,

and l therefore include within the scope of my invention the use of such features as are of general utility, irrespective of the employment thereof, orin the same structure, of all the features of the invention. And it is to be understood that changes may be made in the form and construction of parts which will involve no departure from the scope ol my invention.

l/Vhat l claim as my invention, is-

l. In a gate, `the combination ot' an upright post, top and bottom rails pivotally connected at one end et each with said post, bars arranged in parallelism and pivotally connected at their top and bottom ends with the respective rails, a bell crank xedly secured to the said top rail, a notch plate secured to the post, a spring-pressed latch carried by said top rail and adapted to engage said late and braces for preventing any laterall swing of the rails.

2. In a gate, the combination of an upright lpost, top and bottom rails pivotally connected at one end of each with said post,

connected at their top and bottom ends with the respective rails, a bell-crank Alinedly secured to the said top rail, stationary and movable collars mounted upon said post, a spring interposed between said collars, and a link connecting said bell-crank with the movable collar.

31 in a gate, the combination ol an u right post, top and bottom rails pivotall)r connected at one end oi' each with said post, bars arranged in parallelism and pivotally connected at their top and bottom ends with the respective rails, stationary and movable collars mounted upon said post, a spring interposed between said collars, a link connecting said bell-crank with the movable. collar, a notch-plate secured to the post, and a spring-pressed latch carried by said top rail and adapted to engage said plate.

el. ln a gate, the combination oi an u right post, top and bottom rails pivotally connected at one end of each with said posi, bars pivotally connected at their top and bottom ends with the rcspectiife rails, stationary and movable collars, mounted upon said post, a spring interposed bet-weon said collars, and mechanical connections between the movable collar and said top rail.

5. ln a gate, the combination oll an u iright post, top and bottom rails pivotally connected at one end oll each with said post,

bars arranged in parallelism and pivotally connected at their top and bottom ends with the respective rails, a two-part foldable strut connecting the inner end ol said top rail, with the outer end of said bottom rail,

a bell-crank iixedly secured to the top rail, stationary and movable collars mounted upon said post, a spring interposed between said collars a link connecting said bell-crank with the movable collar, a notch-plate secured to the post, a spring-pressed latch carried by said top rail and adapted to engage said plate, and braces for prewnting any lateral swing of the rails.

EDWARD L. GllrllESPlE. lllitnesses:

Pinnnn BARNES, HORACE BARNns. 

